The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-29
SHIVERING IN THE SNOW.
AN INTENSELY COLD SNAP IN THE
NORTHWEST.

Trains on Some Roads Sixteen Hours
Behind Their Schedules--A Regular
Blizzard Blowing in Western Kansas
The Mercury Goes Far Below Zero
at Many Points.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2S.-Advices at mid.
night from various points in the State ara
TO the effect that the present cold snap is
limited TO zero temperature and high winds
In the central ana eastern portions of the
State. From the extreme western section,
however, come reports of heavy snow and
delay in railway traffic
Following is a late dispatch from Garden
City, situated about sixty miles east of the
Colorado line: "At o'clock this morning
a blizzard struck this section and IL rapidly
descended from 30" above to g. be.
low zero. AT o'clock in the morning it
was blowing gale, accompanied by blind
ing snow. AT O'Clock In the morning il
commenced to moderate and the thermou,e.
ter had risen to 20 at noon. At midnight
last night it stood @ above, with clear szv
and calm weather. Railroad travel from
the West has been closed since last night.
but trains from the East came through on
time"
MoDERATINd AT KANSAS CITY.
The weather here has moderated
considerably since last night and is
10 above zero at 10 o'clock to.
night Reports from Kansas state that no
snow has fallen to-day and that the tenn
perature is slowly rising. Trains are now
running about on schedule time.
COLD AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The cold wave whi ch
paIna down from fha rnrfhxyaef x,as4,r,Ja,.
still hovers about Chicago, and the prospects
are that the mercury will drop still lower.
At o'clock this morning the Signal Service
thermometer registered / above zero At
10 o'clock reliabls spirit thermometers at
opticians stores marked g above. At the
hour mentioned the Signal Service office
had not received single report from the
West or Northwest, and this is regarded Az
an indication that the weather must be very
severe.
Oshkosh, Wis, reports q drop Of mora
than 20' in the temperature last night. At
daylight this morning the Thermometer was
g. below zero.
VERY CHILLY AT MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. 2s.-The tenn
peiature here this morning was IA below
zero. It was clear and a cold wind was
blowing. The storm of yesterday does not
appear to have touched Northern Minnesota
VI AJhhOtt1- FtIl llbllt SLOW ISl mere YES
terday. Telegraphic communication in the
Northwest is uninterrupted and no block
AIDES are reported except slight ones In the
southern part OF the State.
Duluth reports the coolest weather of the
season, 90 below zero.
Brainerd reports 80 below yesterday.
The indications are that the cold will
moderate tonight.
SIXTEEN DEGREES BELOW zero.
BURLINGTON, IA, Dec. 2s.--Last night
was the coolest of the season. The ther-
mometer this morning registered l6'
below zero. Passenger trains on the Bur-
Iington, Cedar Rapids and Northern rail-
way were sixteen hours late, an freight
trains were abandoned On the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road passenger
trains from theWest were all late and many
freights were laid up.
SNOW AND INTEEsE COLD.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28--At Milwaukee,
trains ON all the roads running into the CITY
were one to fivs hours late this morning in
consequence Of a blizzard which ragged
throughout the night. Snow fell to a depth
OF 5tS inches and drifted badly. The highest
velocity Of the wind was thirty six miles an
hour At noon the mercury recorded 4
below zero.
At Marshalltown, Ia., the Thermometer
marked 18' below; at Dubuque TO- below,
and trains on all roads were from six to ten
hours late
AT Springfield, ILL.,, the mercury was 10
below this morning, but has since risen
somewhat
At Lincoln, Neb., it was l3' below. There
is not much snow anywhere except at She
bcygan, Mich. where a terrible storm is
sweeping over that portion of the State, de-
laying trains, blocking the highways and
impeding travel.
TWELVE DEGREES BELOW.
DAVENPORT, IA, Dec. 2S.--The cold snap
struck this place yesterday afternoon, the
mercury falling AZ in twenty-four hours,
registering l2' below zero this morning at 8
O'Clock.